Category Archives: China Trade
China’s Security Challenge
This is a commentary published by The Hill Times on 10 December 2020. It deals with resources Canada can employ to confront the security risk posed by Huawei and other Chinese enterprizes seeking to invest in Canada, most of which are either State owned and controlled or under the control or influence of the Chinese… Read More »
Huawei & Canadian National Security
New US China Trade Deal-Betrayal of WTO Rules?
This is a commentary in the Report on Business on the recently-announced US-China trade deal, a short-term arrangement that, in my view, is contrary to the non-discrimination (MFN) rules in the WTO Agreement. It’s a purely two-way deal that favours US businesses to the prejudice of other WTO members. US China Trade Deal Comment 23 January… Read More »
Canada-China Investment Treaty Wont Open Floodgates
Here is a commentary of mine that was published in the Financial Post on October 2, 2014. To see the actual FP piece, click here. October 2, 2014 China investment treaty no sell-out Special to Financial Post Lawrence L. Herman: Predictions of doom over the Canada-China deal aren’t borne out by real-life experience Predictions of… Read More »